HB 842: RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: House
- Latest Version Date: 2025-02-10
Current Status:
Failed
(2025-12-08: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.)
Introduced
In Committee
First Chamber
In Committee
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center.
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
UH; Mental Health Practitioners; Division of Student Success; Counseling and Student Development Center; Appropriation
Description:
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The sums appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.
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Report Title:
UH; Mental Health Practitioners; Division of Student Success; Counseling and Student Development Center; Appropriations
Description:
Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to establish three additional permanent mental health practitioner positions within the Division of Student Success' Counseling and Student Development Center.
The summary description of legislation appearing on this page is for informational purposes only and is not legislation or evidence of legislative intent.
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| Dec 8, 2025 | Carried over to 2026 Regular Session. |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). |
| Feb 11, 2025 | Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 406) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN. |
| Feb 7, 2025 | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Garrett, Amato, Kapela, Kila, La Chica, Olds, Sayama, Woodson, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Evslin, Muraoka. |
| Feb 4, 2025 | Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Friday, 02-07-25 2:00PM in University of Hawaii at Manoa, Bachman Hall, Board of Regents Conference Room 106, 2444 Dole Street VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Referred to HED, FIN, referral sheet 3 |
| Jan 23, 2025 | Introduced and Pass First Reading. |
| Jan 21, 2025 | Pending introduction. |
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| Feb 7, 2025 | The committee on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS | House Standing Committee on Higher Education |
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This list shows positions taken on this bill by organizations on the date displayed, which is linked to the original source.
Positions by individuals are not included.
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| Academic Labor United | ** Support | |
| Office of the Vice Provost for Student Success | *** Support | Feb 7, 2025 |
| University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa | ** Support |
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 406
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: H.B. No. 842
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 842 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO MENTAL HEALTH AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa; Academic Labor United; and one individual.
Your Committee finds that the Counseling and Student Development Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa is a critical resource providing mental health support to its students. However, the Center's staffing levels remain critically low. This measure will provide funding for additional full-time, permanent mental health professionals to meet the mental health needs of university students.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Changing the number of positions to be funded to an unspecified number; and
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 842, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 842, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,
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____________________________ ANDREW TAKUYA GARRETT, Chair |
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| Feb 7, 2025 | HB842_TESTIMONY_HED_02-07-25_.PDF |
Discussed in Hearing
5MIN
House Standing Committee on Higher Education
Bill Author
